TACOMA’S rapid growth is attributable to two principal causes. First, the
industrial, and second, the commercial development of the city. There are
abundant grounds for the prediction that TACOMA will not only continue
to hold her position as the leading manufacturing city in the State
of Washington, but will rapidly become one of the greatest industrial
centers in the world. TACOMA possesses unequalled facilities for
manufacturing in several important fields of industry. The first superior
advantage is abundance of cheap power; the second is the possession or
command of the raw materials, and the third is direct transportation
facilities placing her in touch with the markets of the world.
[Illustration: Some New Buildings.
1—Masonic Temple and Hoska Building.
2—Rhodes Bros. Department Store.
3—Hyson Apartments.
4—Provident Life & Trust Company’s Building.
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